BELIEVE: LeBron James Is Unmatched By Any Player In NBA History

LeBron James is unmatched by any player in NBA history. That’s the number one reason to believe in the Cleveland Cavaliers.

When the Cleveland Cavaliers selected LeBron James with the 1st pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, they may not have known just how unique of a talent he would be.

There will probably never be another player as consistent or efficient as LeBron with the same volume of scoring, assists and rebounding.

For all the narratives about the kinks to his offensive game, he’s one of the best scorers in NBA history.

He can post-up, spot-up, shoot off-the-dribble, shoot from the midrange, long-range, attack the rim in the open court or half court and finish through defenders, around defenders, above-the-rim and with finesse layup. He has sweeping hooks, drop-steps inside, stepbacks and turnaround jumpers. He has literally every move you can think of in his offensive arsenal.

With his footwork is more of a strength than James than his ball-handling, James is beginning to master a spin move he’s been using to create separation on the drive. That doesn’t stop him from attempting, and finding success, with a few shake-and-bake moves though.

Only aiding his threat as a scorer is James’ passing ability. A gargantuan human being with the ability to throw high-velocity passes with touch and accuracy from any angle, James may be the greatest passer I’ve seen play.

He reminds me a lot of Steve Nash with his vision and what seems like a magical ability to find players but his size allows him to make a few passes I don’t see Nash completing. Plays like James passing from the high-post in the UCLA Cut or from the low-block in Punch. Snap. Hammer, plays that have gotten a fair bit of attention from the media.

His court vision, his understanding of the game and his ability to memorize minute details about opposing teams, players and their defenses are all at an All-Time great level, if not the greatest level that we’ve seen thus far.

Meanwhile, his combination of size, speed, strength and guard skills make him the most dangerous forward to ever have stepped on the court. Players routinely bounce off of him, can’t get to him quick enough or are left in his dust after he leaves them behind him with a quick spin inside. When he’s focused on getting one of his shots to go inside, he’ll battle you for the rebound like a one-man army and he’ll probably get the hoop and the harm too (I heard someone yell And-1 as I typed this sentence).

He’s like Shaquille O’Neal mixed with Michael Jordan mixed with Magic Johnson mixed with Oscar Robertson mixed with nothing we’ve ever seen before.

That’s why James, who is the only player in NBA history to average 25 points, 8 assists and 8 rebounds per game while shooting at least 54.0 percent from the field and has the longest streak in NBA history of averaging 25 points per game in a season (13), is a player I can put all my chips in for.

The only other players to even average 25 points, 8 assists and 8 rebounds per game while shooting 50.0 percent from the field are Michael Jordan (53.8 percent) and Oscar Robertson (51.8 percent).

Jordan was 25. Robertson was 24. James is 32.

James is currently playing at the level of a young Jordan and young Robertson while having the experience of a 14-year NBA veteran who has played in and led his team into six straight NBA Finals.

When considering James’ athletic ability and basketball skillset, that’s scary.

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*All stats referenced from www.basketball-reference.com